Finance leader building automation-first systems for hyper-growth companies from the ground up — best practices grounded in Big 4 rigor, with hands-on agentic tooling built for the future of AI-native finance.
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Big 4-trained finance leader with over 10 years of progressive experience spanning Big Tech accounting operations, hyper-scaling AI-native finance operations, multi-GAAP financial reporting, high-profile corporate audit, and capital markets transactions.
Proven track record designing and deploying automation and AI-native finance workflows in hyper-growth and Big Tech environments, executing complex group audits of multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction consolidations for FTSE 250 and US-listed corporations, with a consistent focus on bridging business, technology, and finance best practices to build automated, scalable infrastructure.
Placed 1st in the CFO Org Hackathon by designing a custom Google Apps Script automation generating the bi-weekly payment run files, eliminating manual spreadsheet errors and key-person dependency.
Led the system migration from Tipalti to Ramp Bill Pay and deployed an AI inbox-monitoring agent (Cassidy AI) to screen and route clean invoices automatically.
Built an agentic AI system that continuously monitors regulatory changes to local GAAP and IFRS accounting standards and auto-generates technical impact assessments, replacing hours of manual research. Placed 2nd out of 380 entrants across Amazon’s European offices at the EU Agentic AI Hackathon.
Built an AI Prompt Assistant that became the #1 most-used prompt writing tool worldwide at Amazon, plus a Carrier Onboarding Configuration Assistant reducing indirect tax compliance risk.
Managed the historical financial information audit under UK Listing Rules for Harbour Energy plc’s (FTSE 250) reverse-takeover transaction and re-listing.
Pioneered the deployment of AI-based revenue testing technology on an engagement that passed internal quality inspections with zero comments.
Own end-to-end finance operations for a hyper-growth EdTech company — AP, payroll, procurement, and close — leading automation-first system migrations and managing a cross-functional team of 4.
Owned transportation accounting for the Amazon.ie marketplace launch, led a global systems migration across 15 teams, and built AI tooling used by 900+ employees.
Managed the HFI audit for Harbour Energy plc’s £10bn reverse-takeover and authored technical papers under IAS 36 on impairment and cash-generating units.
Directed integrated multi-GAAP audits for US-listed, UK FTSE 250, and Japanese-listed clients; redesigned Omnicom Group’s audit approach for a 50% reduction in audit effort.
Led global group audits of US- and Canadian-listed FMCG, manufacturing, and automotive clients including Canopy Growth, Neo Performance Materials, Hyundai, and Mazda.
Led strategic financial reporting under FRS 102, compiled annual accounts for Companies House, and redesigned membership pricing for a forecasted 20% turnover increase.
Actively exploring Finance Director (or equivalent) roles at Series A–D companies. Building scalable finance infrastructure from the ground up, or redesigning existing processes through AI, automation, and simplification. Hybrid preferred, based in London.